Sunday 20 October 2013

Egyptian family turns down Israeli award

A member of the family of the first Arab honored by Israel for risking his life to save Jews during the Holocaust says the family isn't interested in the recognition.
The Egyptian doctor Mohamed Helmy was honored posthumously last month by Israel's Holocaust memorial for hiding Jews in Berlin during the Nazis' genocide, but a family member tracked down by The Associated Press this week in Cairo said her relatives wouldn't accept the award, one of Israel's most prestigious.
Continue reading: http://news.yahoo.com/relative-egyptian-family-rejects-israel-honor-081738526.html

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